Composition of Chinese characters

According to legend, Cang Xie was an official under the Yellow Emperor. Officials at that time were not imposing, just like ordinary people, but with different division of labor. The Yellow Emperor assigned him to be in charge of the number of animals in the pen and the number of food in the chariot. Cang Xie is a clever man. He tries his best to do things, and soon he is familiar with the animals and food he is in charge of. He has a good mind, so he seldom makes mistakes. But slowly, the storage of livestock and food is gradually increasing and changing, and I can't remember it by my head alone. There were no words at that time, let alone paper and pens. What shall we do? Cang Xie is confused.

Cang Xie tried to tie a knot on the rope all day and all night. He used ropes of different colors to represent different animals and foods, and knots tied with ropes represented each number. But as time goes on, it doesn't work. For this increased number, it is easy to tie the knot on the rope, but it is troublesome to untie the knot on the rope when reducing the number. Cang Xie thought of hanging all kinds of shells around the rope in the circle, instead of what he was in charge of. If so, add a shell; If it is reduced, a shell is deleted. This method has the best effect and has been used continuously for several years.

Seeing that Cang Xie was so capable, the Yellow Emperor put him in charge of more and more affairs, such as the annual number of sacrifices, the distribution of hunting and the increase and decrease of tribal population. They were all called Cang Xie. Cang Xie has made another mistake. It is no longer a matter of adding rope and hanging shells. How can I not make mistakes?

On this day, he took part in collective hunting. When he came to a fork in the road, several old people argued about which way to take. An old man insisted on going east, saying that there were antelopes there; An old man wants to go north, saying that he can catch up with the deer not far ahead; An old man insisted on going to the west. He said that there were two tigers there, and if they were not killed in time, they would miss the opportunity. Cang Xie, it turns out that they are all looking at the footprints of underground beasts. Cang Xie suddenly felt happy: Since a footprint represents a wild animal, why can't I use a symbol to represent what I am responsible for? He ran home happily and began to create various symbols to represent things. Sure enough, manage things well.

When the Yellow Emperor knew it, he praised it and ordered Cang Xie to teach this method to all tribes. Gradually, the usage of these symbols has become popular. In this way, the text is formed.

Cang Xie made a word, and the Yellow Emperor attached great importance to him. Everyone praises him, and his reputation is getting bigger and bigger. Cang Xie's mind was a little hot, and his eyes slowly moved to the top of his head. No one looks down on him, his handwriting is scrawled.

This word reached the ears of the Yellow Emperor, who was very angry. In his eyes, courtiers will not go bad. How can Cang Xie realize his mistake? Huangdi called the oldest old man around him to discuss. The old man tied more than 120 knots on his long beard, indicating that he is over 120 years old. The old man hesitated for a while and went to Cang Xie alone.

Cang Xie is teaching all tribes to read, and the old man sits quietly at the end and listens as carefully as everyone else. After Cang Xie finished speaking, everyone else dispersed, and only the old man was still sitting in his old place. Cang Xie was a little curious and asked him why he didn't go.

The old man said, "Cang Xie, your words are household names, but I am old and dizzy, and there are still a few words unclear. Will you teach me again? "

Cang Xie looked at such a tall old man and respected him very much. He was very happy and urged him to speak quickly.

The old man said, "Do your horses, donkeys and mules have four legs?" ? Cows also have four legs. Why don't you create the word "cow with four legs and only one tail"? "

When Cang Xie heard this word, he was a little flustered: when he first coined the word "fish", it was written like a cow, and when he coined the word "cow", it was written like a fish. It's all my own careless fault, and I actually taught it backwards.

The old man went on to say, "The word' heavy' you created means that it is thousands of miles away. You should pronounce the word' out' from far away, but you taught people to pronounce the word' heavy' as weight. On the other hand, when two mountains are together, the word "Chu" should be the word "heavy", but you have taught it to be the word "Chu" when leaving home. These words really confuse me, so I have to ask you. "

At this time, Cang Xie was ashamed, and he knew that he had made a big mistake because of his pride. These words have been passed on to all tribes and spread all over the world, and they cannot be changed. He quickly knelt down and expressed his regret with tears.

The old man held Cang Xie's hand and said sincerely, "Cang Xie, you have created words, so that the experience of our older generation can be recorded and passed on. You have done a great thing, and people will remember you from generation to generation. You can't be arrogant! "

Since then, every time Cang Xie coined a word, he always scrutinized the meaning of the word, but he could ask people's opinions, and he dared not be careless. Everyone agrees, then decides, and then gradually spreads to every tribe.